discussion tamiya 1/350 ships

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does any one have any experience with the tamiya 1/350 ships? eg. the Musashi

i have only just noticed these models in my model shop and they look amazing!not too bad a price either.

just wondering if anyone has any experience with these and what they are like to build, detail...etc

 

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If you can find the thread sometime last year regarding the workshop competition that Nigel put on I posted a couple of pictures in which you can see my Tamiya Bismark.

For that size range they are unbeatable. Lovely fit, nice detail, usual Tamiya quality. There are also plenty of PE accessories available, look at White Ensign models, to get the detail up to whatever standard you want.

They are a lot better than anything else plastic I can think of but you do pay that bit more for them.

 

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can you remember what it was called? because i cant find it, and there are alot in the archive. i looked in the general boat section, maybe its not in there.

maybe if nigel could remember?....

 

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It was in the workbench thread

i am still building the tamiya 1/350 enterprise i have the gmm etched detail set plus the extra planes it is an awsome kit and huge i reckon to finish it in about 2 years

 

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it also cost £100!

 

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These are the pictures I was thinking about.

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nice, thanks alot, do you remember how much it cost you? i think the ones i saw were 30 odd, sound about right?

 

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The Enterprise is about 70.00 but the Bismarck, Tirpitz, KGV, etc are around the 30-40 pounds mark.

 

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i have just found a model of a 1/72 H.M.S Cossack

http://psships.com/page70.html

its amazing. what a great ship! does anyone know of a tamiya Cossack kit? and does anyone know who makes a large scale one? not quite 1/72 because that would be ruddy expencive, but bigger than 1/350

 

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Richard,

That is actually a Deans Marine Cossack in 1/96th scale. If you look in my gallery you will see some shots of my model on the water.

It is a Fibre Glass hull with plasticard superstructure and white metal and resin details. Things like the funnels and boats are vac formed to keep it light. Hand rails are PE but the modeller in your link has added better railings and a bit more detail.

It can be made as a purely static model but most people make it into an RC kit.

Deans also make some smaller models if you fancy something a bit bigger but non of them are particularly cheap. The Cossack is about 275.00 pounds now but they do a WW1 destroyer which is a bit smaller.

 

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One of my freinds has KGV by Tamiya and he sent off for a pe detail set which coves everything. He told me about a set for detaing aircraft cockpits at 1/350. I wouldn't tackle that for fear of going blind!!!

 

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ok just to fill in the gaps since half this thread dissapeard i have chosen to do the Tamiya 1:350th Musashi.

...and look what i have found! it f***ing amazing!!!

i know this guy has used the p.e. parts from White Ensign Models which i would love to get but i dont have Java and cant seem to get it so i cant view their website properly!!!

anyone have any idea how he has done that wood effect decking?now that i would love to do!!! even if it ends up just printing it off, cutting it out and sticking it down!!!

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I once read a report about a guy who masked off seperate planks and painted them in slightly differrent shades of buff. Very very time consuming. A more realistic approach is using differrent shades of washes, applied in line with the planking and with a brush fine enough to stay within a plank width.

As the plank detail is in releaf this is a good opportunity to do a base wash, add differrent shades over it and then finish off with dry brushing in a darker shade. This will pick out the plank detail very nicely and seperate the tones of the washes.

 

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hmm, im not sure if i would want to try this on the actual model in case i ruin it.il have a ponder. thanks richard.

 

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ok, i have the white ensign detail set is about £30, as much as im paying for the ship itself!!! lol

i think i am prepaired to pay it though as i want this to be a long term project that will look stunning!

or...it is my birthday comming up so i could just ask for it (cant rely on getting the right set though) lol

they also do an "extra parts" for it as well which is a further £20, can anyone research into these two set a bit for me please as their website shows the same picture for both of them and my searches are comming up rubish.

thanks

 

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Richard,

The 32.17 pound set contains cranes, railings, radars, aircraft bits etc and the 17.87 pound set contains a lot more intricate stuff such as more radars, ladders and a lot of very fine stuff which I can't make out.

I would only tackle the fine detail set if you have a good bit of experience with PE and a hell of a lot of patience.

 

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ok thanks richard, i think i will just stick to the £32 one....i have no experience with pe so im its going to be trial and error, hopefully nigels tutorial will be up soon and that will give a few tips on how to use it as well as make it!

if not hopefully someone can give me a few starter tips on how to use it to its full potential!

 

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Richard,

I don't know why I didn't think of doing this before but please see the pictures of the two PE sets from White Ensign for the Musashi. They are actually not their own manufacture but at Gold Medal Models productions.

If you have little experience with PE I would stay clear of the very detailed set as it will probably lead to dissapointment and frustration. From what I can see of it I wouldn't have a go as i don't think my eyes are up to it!!

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i take it the one on the left is the more detailed one.

argh, thats the one i want as its got the ladders, and espcially because it has the little convas things that go at the base of the turret on the guns to stop sand/salt/dirt getting in. (middle left)

if you look at this picture you will see how good they can look!

ok...just found out the one i need is called "the ultimate set" which can me used on the yamato or musashi, take a look at these ones (might be the same set and me just confused!

and... anyone know how the heck this guy has done the sea? vacumforming maybe?

http://www.steelnavy.com/Tamiya250YamatoLKS.htm

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From what I can see the ladders are on the set on the right which is the detailed set. I would have a chat with them at White Ensign. They are very helpfull, very efficient and very friendly.

When I purchased the PE set for the Revell U-Boat it arrived the very next day. I was very surprised but I would recommend them to anyone.

Give them a call and ask them what they suggest for you.